Brazil vs USSR: Number of new book titles published per million people

Brazil
113.69 book titles per million people
in 1996
USSR
124.69 book titles per million people
in 1996
Brazil rank
55th
USSR rank
52nd

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Brazil
  • USSR
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 124.69 book titles per million people against 113.69 book titles per million people in Brazil, a difference of 11 book titles per million people.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1951 it was USSR ahead.

Brazil ranks 55th and USSR ranks 52nd of 69 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil USSR Difference Ahead
1950s 64.52 book titles per million people 272.46 book titles per million people 207.94 book titles per million people USSR
1960s 64.77 book titles per million people 341.62 book titles per million people 276.85 book titles per million people USSR
1970s 119.84 book titles per million people 326.12 book titles per million people 206.28 book titles per million people USSR
1980s 153.37 book titles per million people 300.48 book titles per million people 147.11 book titles per million people USSR
1990s 141.5 book titles per million people 108.61 book titles per million people 32.9 book titles per million people Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Brazil or USSR?
USSR, at 124.69 book titles per million people against 113.69 book titles per million people in Brazil as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Brazil and USSR?
11 book titles per million people, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and USSR?
28 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 1996.
How do Brazil and USSR rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Brazil ranks 55th and USSR ranks 52nd of 69 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of new book titles published per million people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of new book titles published per million people
Unit
book titles per million people
Source
Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
69 places, 8,270 data points, 1500–2009
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Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.